The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-12-24

yltsssdiy; z
..2s1' ssts !! c.ps;
hfch bis pale fhce
20 be my bridor'
.xhat has hever bean
18th for&d playfulnees:
,Awing deep breath. that OBJ
mo longer stand In the way, Lof-
<disguise gone now. - ne E,xeo
csionately into the Sweet white
an you Be my , bride, dsriinsn my
a cd you from the very, first moment !
ttepped into this hospitable home and found
the strongest effort Of will has kept me from
self-betrayal, for deemed. you betrothed TO
or. Buttonight, kind NANNY here. be-
ely pressed. has assured as me that ls may
dcar one and tell me III may hope"
Noraine looked up. but she uttered
Is not necessary. Her eyes
h loving light, as she lifted
ssa.% Moore's face, and he caught
) arms and kissed her with no
.fMamrny and me.
.aen frightened face thrust itself In
,r, and hoarse voice whispered, DE
Is In fremont Miss Lorraine (seven
,Ios dIshnt), an a-comin straight furrard.
40 b dry men passed de place wha was
hidin' IA de bresh. an tuck an hyeared
x word What dey sayed... ono. cont.;n
Then =. you must go q once captain
"Edwsrd, dariinsI,'
.sOh, Edward, won'Eyou gc7 = pleadingiy.
FREELY Is saddled and ready, andsdeiay now
Is dangerous"
"On one condition only, and that is that
take part (for Nanny has told me OF the
change Of characters) shall be made real:
These are times Of great vicissitude and
danger. darling, and II we part tonight J
may never see you again. Let me die then,
IL die must. with the blissful assurance that
yon are my wife. Don't deny me, Lorraine,
as he saw remonstrancc written IN every ine
Of her face; .'you can make me SO happy, SO
infinitely blessed. Say yes, darling, the
time Is short"
"How can I?' she asked shrinkingly; ut
II so unexpected-so sudden
Say yes honey, Whispers; da Mam nrae,
tically, "dar is de license yit to git" and SO
being pressed on every side and weightily in
flucnced by the danger Of her lover. Aunt
Lorraine said yes at last aud soon after Cap
tain Moore mounted FREELY and rode away
in hot haste for the license.
Nanny. Aunt Lorraine and sought my
mothers room, and was quite surprised to
find that gentle invalid unusually well and
cheerful and soon absorbngly Interested IN
the arrayal of her young sister for the bridal
scene.
Excitement is very becoming to you,
Lorraine" she remarked, as she noted my
aunt's starry eyes and rose-tinted cheeks,
land our grandmothers wedding gown Will
suit you to perfection" !,
AS indeed II did, for never saw a lovelier
picture than Aunt Lorraine presented as she
stood before us In the rich, quaint bridal
robes Of my OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. The cos
S.x.~. .Iatx tss
the gossamer veil upon her head to the
dainty satin slippers upon her feet, and
did not wonder that when she met Captain
Moore in the sitting-room after his breath
less ride that he strained her again To his
heart, and showered kisses upon her lovely
face.
1--WE are late" she whispered; "let us Join
the others at once, for Mrs. Van Dorm has
almost finished singing the orange blossom
verse;"
Nanny and took our places In the audi.
ence, and as we heard the solemn vows In
terchanged that gave our idol for life. TO
another, the great tears rolled down Mammy's
cheeks. and ] sobbed sudibly.
but there was no time for grief, for imme-
diately after the ceremony was over, the
| news our Waterman had brought was an
nounced to the audience, and they quickly
dispersed to their various homes.
"And now neither Of us will wear the
WIDOW cup Lotuluet Soiu Siips Ahics
| laughingly. a. they stood on the porch, wait
ing TO bid Captain Moore goodbye.
Il pray God not" she answered fervently,
| touching the diamond band upon her finger.
Goodbye, my wife, my dearest, cried
| Captain Moore, turning last to her rs he babe
us farewell, and kissing her Ia the presence
Of us all. "Pappy Ned will let you know 70
what point he has guided me- and will
send letter through the lines as soon ~
possible. Next week II my wound will admit
| shall join my command. Address me three
as soon as you can" And he was gone.
Miss Allie, whose coquettish heart had been
for once touched, turned very pale as she
| witnessed this parting. but her pride stood
her In good stead, for she congratulated Aunt
Lorraine gayly on what she termed her
successful rusc," then babe her hasty
goodbye.
Rehabilitatcd In her homespun gown, with
the precious wedding ring deity concealed
from the enemy In a plat Of her dusky hair,
| Aunt Lorraine Joined Nanny few minutes
later. and assisted In putting the household
TO rights and hiding away such valuables as
| had not been buried.
Soon the yard was filled with the glitter OF
the bayonef and the tramp OF many feet. "A
group Of blue-coated officers walked up the
! steps and boldly entered the door. and our
| Confederate Christmas was over.
Irxxfr q JrnQoN.